Since plastics can take between 200 to 400 years to degrade, they are
a worthy candidate for recycling. Only 3% of plastic waste is currently
recycled. Recycled plastics can be used to manufacture everything from
clothing to lumber.

You can put the following measures into
place to reduce the amount
of plastics going into the landfill by 0.2 percent:

provide curbside recycling of plastic bottles and bags

recycle the plastic left at drop-off recycling dumpsters placed
throughout the
city